Russell: When it gets hot, we take a step back

By Friday, both Mercedes drivers fell outside the top ten…

George Russell (12th): “Not our best Friday. In the first session we were fast on Medium and thought we were getting better on Soft, but in the second session difficulties arose.

We notice a trend: when it gets hot, we take a step back. We made a lot of changes between sessions but couldn’t make up for the change in conditions. A difficult day, but in the evening we will analyze everything and decide tomorrow how to act.

Despite the difficulties, I smile at Silverstone when I see many British fans. They add strength to me and the team so that we will return to the battle stronger tomorrow.

Lewis Hamilton (15th): “As often at Silverstone, it was windy today. But this is one of the hallmarks of the best circuit in the world! This caused the car to lose some stability, but the same problems haunted us for most of the season.

Our car is hard to drive anyway. No matter how we set it up, flying doesn’t get any easier. In one fast lap I didn’t feel much difference in speed when I switched from rubber of the same compound to soft tyres, which means there is something wrong with the car. We’re missing something.
But on a long series of circles, everything turned out not too bad, and this can at least be seen as a positive moment. But frankly, in this case it cannot be said that the machine worked perfectly. But towards the end, her behavior became more stable, although I don’t know why. Maybe with a balance, or maybe I’ve already managed to get used to such a balance.
But this track really tests the riders’ skill and ability to find the necessary compromises. My partner and I just talked about it: George Russell thinks one thing, I have another opinion when it comes to settings, but we’ll work on this tonight and hopefully come up with something tomorrow.